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Reuters India'Law & Order' Can't Find New NetworkTheCelebrityCafe.comAfter 20 years on air, Law & Order has been canceled by NBC. On Friday, creator Dick Wolfe announced that the show has now officially been “moved into the ...'Law & Order: Los Angeles" gets cast, new premiere dateWashington Post (blog)"Law & Ord […]

Globe and MailArizona's Immigration Law Slapped by FedsExaminer.comStriking down Arizona's controversial immigration law, US District Court Judge Susan Bolton reminded Arizona lawmakers about the limits of states' rights. ...In the fight over Arizona's immigration law, everybody losesWashington PostArizona immigration law appeal set for N […]

CBC.caTerrence Howard Joins 'Law & Order: Los Angeles'Access HollywoodTerrence Howard has joined the cast of “Law & Order: Los Angeles.” Dick Wolf, the big man behind the “Law & Order” franchise, made the announcement on ...Terrence Howard joins Law & Order: LACBC.ca'Law and Order: LA' Signs Terrence HowardPeace FM OnlineT […]

Scoop: 'Law & Order: LA' collars 'CSI Miami' alum Wanda De JesusEntertainment WeeklyErasing fears that Dick Wolf was going with an all-male ensemble for Law & Order: Los Angeles, CSI: Miami grad Wanda De Jesus has joined ...Regina Hall and Wanda DeJesus complete cast of 'Law & Order: Los Angeles'Los Angeles Times (bl […]

Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewTeen arrested in killing of Pitt law school student in YorkPittsburgh Post GazetteA 15-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of a University of Pittsburgh law school student in what police say was an attempted robbery gone bad. ...Jordan Wallick,15, charged for murder of law studentExaminer.comPitt law student's slayin […]

FOXNews94 Days to Decide: Arizona Law Thrusts Immigration to Forefront of 2010 RacesFOXNewsRepublicans and President Obama agree that this week's decision by a federal judge to defang Arizona's illegal immigration law shines a spotlight on the ...and more » […]

Kansas City StarGay couple first to marry under new Argentina lawInquirer.netBUENOS AIRES—Two men on Friday became the first gay couple to marry in Argentina under a law approved by Congress that set a historic precedent for Latin ...Argentine gay couple tie knot under new marriage lawBBC NewsArgentina celebrates first same-sex marriage since new law enacted […]

Town HallLaw journal can publish information from court fileWashington PostThe battle began when a reporter from the National Law Journal was investigating a story about money owed to a District law firm by POM Wonderful, ...Judge lets paper publish info on juicemaker probeThe Associated PressNews groups fight ruling on court papersCharlotte Observerall 157 […]

Town HallLooking Global: Ginsburg Speaks Out on Kagan, Comparative Law IssueWall Street Journal (blog)“Any doubt about the tradition of judicial reference to foreign and international law was (or should have been) laid to rest” by a study co-written by ...Ginsburg: OK to look to foreign law for good ideasThe Associated PressScalia: Supreme Court should not b […]

MiamiHerald.comAndy Griffith Pitches Health Care Law in TV AdCBS NewsThe 30-second spot (watch at left), which targets senior citizens, has Griffith, 86, attempting to reassure viewers that the new law will not alter their ...Feds run cable TV ad touting health care lawUSA TodayAndy Griffith's new role: pitching health care lawThe Associated PressMedica […]

With Legal Reckoning for Right Wing Attack Media on Horizon, Milbank Continues ...Firedoglake (blog)Fortunately, the legal team that will soon take Andrew Breitbart to task for his attack on Shirley Sherrod will likely bring real consequences for its ...and more » […]

msnbc.comLawmaker `saddened' by immigration law delayLincoln Journal StarThe American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, also known as MALDEF, filed lawsuits against Fremont, ...Cash-Strapped Towns Turn to Plan B While Fighting Challenges to Illegal ...FOXNewsNeb. lawmaker 'saddened' by immigra […]

Arizona Legal Battle Has Just BegunRight Side NewsIt is a great victory that SB 1070's banning of "sanctuary" polices survived the Obama legal attack and is now the law in Arizona. ...and more » […]

Washington PostBillionaire Brothers Long Suspected of Tax EvasionNew York Times“They were never given any reason to believe the financial transactions in question were anything other than legal and fully appropriate,” their lawyer, ...Billionaire Wyly brothers charged with tax evasion, insider trading by SECInternational Business TimesWyly brothers, politica […]

The GuardianFulham launch legal action against league chiefESPNBy Soccernet staff Fulham have demanded the removal of Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards after launching legal action against him in relation to his ...Premier League boss Richards faces Fulham legal caseBBC SportFulham set to take legal action against PL chairman RichardsTribalfootball.c […]

Click News (blog)Florida State, NCAA must cough up $325000 to pay media's legal feesOrlando SentinelIn the legal case, the state Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that several documents related to FSU's case – including ones stored on a NCAA ...Legal Fees to Be Paid By FSU and NCAAClick News (blog)FSU, NCAA to pay groups' legal […]

Boston GlobeJack Delaney, whose legal career spanned government, corporate worlds, dies at 67Boston Globe... breathing the rarefied air of the Commonwealth's top business and legal leaders, Mr. Delaney became a confidante of powerful players who valued his ...and more » […]

Globe and MailDonations to Arizona's legal defense fund increase after SB 1070 rulingEast Valley TribuneArizona's legal setback over the new immigration law has resulted in a bit of a financial outpouring of sympathy for the state. Figures obtained Friday show ...Legal experts: Injunction likely to withstand challengesArizona Capitol TimesParts of […]

The GuardianPhillyDeals: Online gambling could become legal, thanks to Barney FrankPhiladelphia InquirerInternet poker and other online gambling could soon go from being mostly banned in the United States to being legal, licensed, ...Internet gaming in the US: If it were legal, what would be the effects?Christian Science Monitor (blog)Impact of Legal US Onli […]

New York Times (blog)Does Shirley Sherrod Have a Solid Legal Case Against Breitbart?CBS NewsTurley points out that in just bringing the case, legal discovery efforts could expose emails and other communications that shed light on Breitbart's ...Does Shirley Sherrod Have a Solid Legal Case?One News PageLegal Experts: Sherrod Lawsuit Against Breitbart Has […]

Baker & McKenzie has agreed to pay $6.65 million to compensate Coudert Brothers' bankruptcy estate for profits Baker earned from unfinished business that partners took with them when they left the defunct Coudert. Baker will forfeit most of its interest in an estimated $17 million in contingency fees for litigation that former Coudert partners were […]

Attorney Josh Markus will urge delegates at the ABA's annual meeting in San Francisco this week to officially encourage financial products and practices education and training for judges in the U.S. and abroad. The proposal is one of 35 resolutions up for debate, including a proposal that would urge state-level governments to eliminate all legal barrier […]

Regulations for the recently enacted financial reform law are months away, but law firms with strong financial services practices are rolling out the welcome mat for client conferences and filling their calendars with client meetings. Clients' initial questions have largely focused on the so-called Volcker rule, which generally bans banking institutions […]

While making a legal left turn, a veteran Connecticut Transit bus driver fatally struck a pedestrian crossing against the light. The incident turned into a $3.9 million settlement, thanks to an innovative use of technology that pieced together video from internal cameras on the bus. […]

Texas billionaire brothers Sam and Charles Wyly, in denying Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that they hid $550 million in trading profits via a maze of offshore trusts and other entities, are pointing at the advice they received from lawyers and financial advisers, according to reports. So, who were the go-to lawyers for the Wylys? Chief among […]

The court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by jailed financier Bernard Madoff has sued three entities to get back more than $30 million that he said the Madoff family had invested, mostly in oil and gas properties and tech companies. The lawsuits filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan by Irving Picard are a follow-up to a la […]

Andrew Iyer, Ince & Co.'s global energy and offshore practice group head, has resigned from the law firm following a period of suspension for what the firm, in a statement, called "irregular financial behaviour." Ince described the matter as "an isolated" issue that does not involve any other partner or staff member. The firm con […]

Two law professors who researched the salience of legal research have concluded that, contrary to conventional wisdom, judges increasingly are citing law review articles in their opinions. Analyzing more than 296,000 reported federal circuit opinions filed between 1950 and 2008, David Schwartz and Lee Petherbridge found increased citation to law review artic […]

A federal court has turned up its nose at an insurance company's attempt to brand as "pollution" the smells wafting from New York's famed Barney Greengrass delicatessen. The judge ruled that the insurer must defend the eatery, known as "The Sturgeon King," against claims that odors, smoke and exhaust forced a co-op owner to sell […]

A Miami attorney's law license has been suspended for 60 days for disruptive and intimidating behavior in a deposition with DuPont attorneys in a Benlate damages case. The Florida Supreme Court also ordered a public reprimand, two years probation and mental health counseling for Robert Joseph Ratiner and required him to write letters of apology to peopl […]